Necktie.



H. BURNSTONE.

NECKTIE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 30. 1915.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916 l/Vl/E/VTOR Arman/EM.

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THE COLUMBIA PLAIjcnRAPx-l 60., WASHINGTON, D. c.

Tnn STATES PATENT Trier.

HIRSH BURNSTONE, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, ASSIGNOR TO COM-FY TIE COMPANY,

. INQ, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

NECKTIE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 21, 1916.

Application filed April 30, 1915. Serial No. 24,906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HIRsH BURNSTONE, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Neckties, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a necktie carrying a resilient member on the inner side of its band and which, by diminishing friction, facilitates the drawing of the tie through the fold of a turn down collar.

The object of the invention is to so construct the parts, that the curve of the resilient member will always conform to that of the tie, so that bucklingof said member is effectively prevented. y I

In the accompanyingdrawing: Figure l is a front view of part of a necktie embodying my invention, and Fig. 2 a longitudinal section thereof.

To the inner side of the neck band of a tie 10, there is secured a resilient member or shield 11, which may be composed of cellu loid, flexible cardboard, spring metal or similar resilient material. This shield by diminishing the frictionalengagement be-.

tween the tie and the inner section of a turn down collar, permits the tie to be readily drawn toward the right or left and thus facilitates its adjustment. ,As shown the shield may be provided with a number of shoulders 12, one of which will be engaged by the collar button, as soon as the tie has assumed its correct position. Normally, the shield as well as the corresponding portion of the tie are straight (Fig. 1) but when the tie is slipped into the collar, it will assume a curved form, while the shield will have a Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each,

tendency to assume a like or concentric curve. But inasmuch as the arc described by the involved portion of the tie has a greater radius than that of the shield, more material will go into the former than into the latter. In this way a certain surplusage of material arises in the shield which is apt to cause the same to buckle or recede from the tie, so that the proper fit and operativeness of the device is, to a corresponding extent, interfered with. To overcome this objection, I provide between the tie and the shield, a connection of such a character, as will permit a play to take place between the ends of the shield and the tie and thus cause the parts to maintain their parallelism under all conditions.

The shield 11 is aflixed at its center to the tie by means of an eyelet 13. At each of its ends, there is formed in the shield, an elongated eye 14, the two eyes being engaged by a common tape 15, which is in part interposed between the tie and shield. This tape is secured at its center to the tie by the eyelet 13, while its ends are secured to the tie by stitches 16. In use, the shield can slide along the tape, and the latter can also pivot, so that the desired movement between the tie and shield is obtained, without in any way interfering with the proper attachment of the shield to the tie, while furthermore, any dislocation of the former is prevented.

I claim:

A necktie, a resilient shield, means for aflixing said shield to the necktie at a point intermediate the ends of the shield, eyes formed in said ends, and a tape secured to the necktie and loosely engaging said eyes.

7 HIRSH BURN STONE.

by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. 6.. 

